17:02 Bath

Saturday 19 August 2023

All17:0217:3518:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Big Stage Hire Handicap

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 1m 10.84s

1^st

(9)

Magnificence

59-9

5/1

T: Brian O'RourkeJ: Billy Loughnane (3)

Rear of mid-division, rapid headway on outside approaching final furlong, stayed on well, led close home op 4/1

2^nd

(1)

Beyond Equal

89-6

7/1

T: W S KittowJ: Liam Keniry

Held up, going okay behind leaders 2f out, headway on outside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home, not reach winner op 10/1

3^rd

(4)

Airshow

89-7

15/2

T: B R MillmanJ: Oliver Searle (7)

Prominent, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, soon led, headed close home, no extra op 13/2

4^th

1 ¼

(6)

Parisiac

49-8

15/2

T: Alice HaynesJ: Mr Taylor Fisher (3)

Disputed lead, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, plugged on op 13/2

5^th

3 ¾

(3)

Sarah's Verse

69-6

3/1f

T: R HarrisJ: Saffie Osborne

In rear, struggling over 3f out, late headway for 5th op 10/3

6^th

4 ¼

(5)

Reve De Magritte

48-7

40/1

T: E De GilesJ: George Rooke

Mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 2f out op 33/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

(8)

The Princes Poet

59-3

11/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: George Downing

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced approaching final furlong, soon no extra op 12/1

8^th

2 ¼

(10)

Connie's Rose

49-3

8/1

T: G HarrisJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)

Mid-division out wide, pushed along and weakened 2f out op 15/2

9^th

(7)

Symbol of Hope

59-2

7/1

T: G HarrisJ: Ray Dawson

Disputed lead, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out op 6/1

10^th

1 ½

(2)

Ruby Cottage

58-13

18/1

T: M S SaundersJ: Gina Mangan (3)

Always towards rear, never involved op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Glamorous Express¹²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.10, £2.30, £2.40EX:£46.00Trifecta:£323.70Tricast:£267.82SF:£40.22Swingers:£7.60, £5.90, £10.40

Forecasts

Sarah's Verse (3/1), Magnificence (5/1), Beyond Equal (7/1), Symbol of Hope (7/1), Airshow (15/2), Parisiac (15/2), Connie's Rose (8/1), The Princes Poet (11/1), Ruby Cottage (18/1), Glamorous Express (25/1), Reve De Magritte (40/1)

THE PRINCES POET caught the eye at Newbury last time and Eve Johnson Houghton's gelding tops the shortlist here, with the strong pace likely to play to his strengths granted more luck in running. Magnificence isn't the most reliable but she'll be hard to knock out of the frame if in the same form as when a close second at Ffos Las last time, whilst course-specialist Symbol of Hope and the in-form Sarah's Verse are also players in a decent heat.